Trump moves to weaponize the Mueller findings
Even as the specter of Robert Mueller's probe has vanished, Trump plans to turn the investigation, Democrats' constant accusations of wrongdoing and the media's coverage of it all into a new foil, half a dozen advisers and aides said. He has already signaled he'll weaponize the results, targeting those who ordered the investigation and Democrats he says waged political warfare.
Sarah Sanders unleashes on Dems over Mueller report 02:54The first display of this post-Mueller messaging will come on Thursday, when the President rallies his supporters in Grand Rapids, Michigan."I think it's gonna look like probably the second-most exciting Trump event, following the election night win in 2016," said Jason Miller, a top communications adviser on Trump's 2016 campaign."This is a cloud that has hung over the presidency in the first two years of it.
Giuliani responds to Mueller report summary 03:11But other allies of the President are already beginning to voice caution. Several privately worry that -- despite the report being good news for Trump that could fortify him ahead of the last 22 months of his term -- he will find a way to dampen the positive coverage.
Barr: Mueller finds no Trump-Russia conspiracy 02:16Going forward, it's not clear Trump will stick to any singular messaging strategy, particularly as Democrats continue to agitate for access to the full Mueller report and mount their own investigations in Congress.
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